diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/components/components/permalink.jsx b/app/assets/javascripts/components/components/permalink.jsx
index ebfa63cb..c39546b5 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/components/components/permalink.jsx
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/components/components/permalink.jsx
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ const Permalink = React.createClass({
   propTypes: {
     href: React.PropTypes.string.isRequired,
     to: React.PropTypes.string.isRequired,
-    children: React.PropTypes.node.isRequired
+    children: React.PropTypes.node
   },
 
   handleClick (e) {